UIT StudentsTeam Wins 1st Prize at ‘Geeks 2019’ Competition

KARACHI: Usman Institute of Technology
(UIT) affiliated with NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, is
proud toannounce that UIT students have won the 1st prize out 60
innovative ideas at ‘Geeks 2019’ at an open house exhibition and project
competition recently held at Bahria University Karachi.Under the able
supervision of Mr. Rehan Ahmed Khan the UIT students Bilal Khan, Sadaf Khan, FadzeelaMoeen
and H.MMubashirGhaffarpresented the idea of ‘Speech generation from Hand
Gesture Recognition (SG Glove)’ for vocally impaired people whichemerged as a
clear winner with its elucidating contribution and social impact.

The SG
Glove provides a way tobridge the communication gap for vocally impaired
people. The glove can translate Urdu sign language to text and speech nearly
instantaneously. The students believe language to be a fundamental human right.
So they created a glove that breaks down the language barrier for the vocally
impaired community, which consists of a significant amount of people. With this
project the students wanted to capture the intricacies of the Urdu sign
language, which is a difficult task in itself. In its current iteration the SG
Glove is equipped with sensors that send data on hand position and movement to
a central computer, which processes the corresponding word or phrase and then
delivers it almost instantaneously through a speaker.

Mr. Zahir Ali Syed
Directo,said – “Everyone should be able
to communicate with everyone else, it’s about breaking down these barriers.
Really good ideas can come when students can collaborate. That’s the impact we
are going for.When we talk about things being accessible and connecting people
and making an impact the students found that language and communication was the
piece that holds it all together. We are proud of our students’ accomplishments
and wish the winners all the best for all their future endeavors.”